Osborne Clarke advises We Are Social on majority-stake acquisition of Socialize

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised the management team of global socially-led creative agency, We Are Social, on its acquisition of the Middle East's largest social media agency, Socialize.

With offices in New York, London, Paris, Milan, Munich, Berlin, Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing and Sydney, this majority-stake acquisition means that We Are Social will now extend its network into the Middle East and North Africa.  The alliance will bring We Are Social's team to 700+ people working from 11 offices in nine countries.

The Osborne Clarke team that advised on the transaction was led by corporate Partner Chris King.

Osborne Clarke has established a market leading reputation as legal advisers to innovative businesses in the marketing, communications, design, content and technology sectors, particularly with transformative transactional projects. It is one of the leading upper mid-market law firms in the UK and internationally, working with both global businesses and also fast-growth start-ups and market challengers. The team advises at every stage of company development across all corporate issues, from equity and debt fundraisings to M&A, IPOs and JVs.